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Maria Jan 2021
Oh moon,
Will you tell me
With your pearly eyes

Why is it
That those who have felt the kiss of tragedy
Can make joy for themselves
Can live their lives in peace
But those who live on the highest hill
So close to your paradise
Must create suffering for themselves?

What secrets do you whisper
So delicately, that they pass by our ears
And flutter to the lowest parts of the Earth
To be picked up
By the hopeless
The broken
The empty

That makes them shine so radiantly
With the light
Of a smile?
Hello! I hope you are doing well today ♥
I am fairly new to poetry, so I know there is still some work to be done on this poem. If you have any suggestions on how to improve this, I would appreciate it!
Brad James Jan 2021
(Dedicated to someone I've known, liked, and loved since 2009.)

I've never been brave enough to tell you this,
But I love you more than words can say.
Although, I don't know if I should say.

I'm not gonna try to fight this anymore,
My heart's been thrown right onto the floor.

I don't want our friendship to be forgotten,
Because somewhere down the road
Lies a bed of snow.

On that bed of snow, we'll lie,
in the middle of the night,
gazing upon a thousand stars,
pointing on the one that's ours.

I wish you knew how good you are,
You've kept me hoping for a long, long time.

I wish you could see thyself thru my eyes,
You're the perfect woman in an imperfect world.

If I could be honest, for just a little while,
These are the words I would speak to you:

You're the highlight of my day,
The reason that I wake.
You're the woman in my dreams,
whom's face I cannot see.
But in my memory,
your face is clear to me.

I never told you how much you mean to me.
You are more than just a pretty face,
You're smart, you're funny, but most of all you're brave.

I don't think you know how brave you are,
You've entered a world full of hatred, war, and pain.
Yet somehow, you're still standing through it all,

I'm not even trying to rhyme no more,
I just write words my heart decides.

I've made mistakes a lot,
Some I made with you.

I wish I never knew you,
So I could meet you for the first time,
All over again.

I remember a night we had,
And I was scared as hell!
We were laying on the couch
And you rest your head on my chest
We weren't doing anything at all,
And it's the best memory I have.

I wish that I could look into your eyes for the first time,
Put your hair behind your ear,
And take you by the hand
And send you across the floor
And take you even closer back.

When life throws a mean right hook,
You dodge and throw one back.
I admire that.

I can look you in the eyes forevermore,
You can always be assured there's a future here with me,
Because I love you more than words can say,
But it is okay if you don't feel the same.

I do not know if we share the feeling that I feel,
I do not know if you will one day break my heart,
But if you did, that would be on me.

Because I know that this is true,
The feeling that I feel for you.

You don't have to love me back,
But my love for you is here to stay,
And I hope that one day
you will be okay with that.
letters to basil Dec 2020
dear basil,

stop.
look up.
your flowers
are growing.

don't miss it.

love,
basil
WHEREVER YOU ARE ON YOUR ROAD TO RECOVERY: YOU ARE DOING AMAZING AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH <3

this has been a caps lock psa

28.12.2020
letters to basil Dec 2020
dear basil,

tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
are all spelled the same

so why wait for a different number?

you don't need a new year
to be a new person

you just need one moment

love,
basil
my new years resolutions always ****

28.12.2020
letters to basil Dec 2020
dear basil,

maybe it does cost
$0.00 to be a
"good person"

but for some reason
it is a whole lot easier to be
"nice"
when you can afford to be
"alive"

so
shut up

love,
basil
idfk the world is kinda ******
maria Dec 2020
> 2:50am
So, I asked about fairy wings
when I was 11;
   you never delivered.
   In case you want to make up for me,
I will be just fine
with a true lover instead.
That should be easier.
Isn't it?
<
-Delivered 2:52am

-New message 2:53am
From: Santa
>
I'm bringing you your wings
<
Well looks like true love can't be find even from santa

Written on December 26, 2020
© ,Maria
UV Dec 2020
I always put away the pen
Instead of painting you in
How can I win describing?
My love ever overflowing.
If I had my way, I’d immortalise
Your tasteful idiosyncrasies.
Wish my parchment would
Read like my heart, pity
My words fail me unlike your love.
Don’t get me wrong you’re no prince, fable or legend
You’re far rarer,
You’re real enough to contradict even yourself
In loving you I’m made kinder
To the world, myself and the rest.
Cause I see you in your infinite facets
Surreal, imperfect yet
So intoxicating it feels pagan.
To steal a quote from those who came before me
‘Beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror’
And baby I’ve been scared since the day we kissed.

-UV
Quote mentioned is by Rainer Maria Rilke.
David Dec 2020
Hey grandpa,
It’s been a hot minute huh?

I’m growing up,
But its not all ‘thumbs-up.’

Ive heard so little
About your curious life.

I wish we met,
Before you left.

An amazing editor
That I admire.

How I miss you!

Even though,
In the photo’s,

You seem to be,
So very tired.
This is a poem that is a little bit more personal, I never got to meet my grandfather. And If I wrote a letter to him, I think it would go something like this.
Tell the moon
Forget to sleep
Wrap me up
With your warm embrace
Raindrops on my window pane
I am home
Safe and sound
With tired eyes
I say "C'est l'amour"

fingers intertwined
with laughter combined
nothing keeps me safe
with you beside me underneath the sheets
Our legs intertwined
Whispering casual talks
Merging our minds
With something serene yet so vibrant
You scream in color and that is something
Wirth staying, worth living,
worth breathing.
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